A Barnes & Noble spokesperson said that the company was still “committed” to Nook products. However, she conceded that some jobs had been cut as Barnes & Noble seeks to align “Nook’s cost structure with business realities,” the Associated Press noted.

Barnes & Noble said that it planned to lay off workers, but did not reveal an exact number of employees to be trimmed.

The Nook unit once appeared to be a bright spot in Barnes & Noble’s otherwise troubled business. However, the tablet has now fallen far behindAmazon’s (AMZN) Kindle and Apple’s (AAPL) iPad. During the holiday shopping season, sales of Nook products plummeted a whopping 61%.